Quilt notes cancer battle

Friday

Aug 15, 2014 at 12:01 AMAug 15, 2014 at 6:03 PM

Jessica Pickens

Last year, pink T-shirts reading “Winnin’ for Quinlan” were worn by many baseball fans at the American Legion World Series.

Linda Quinlan, who along with husband Jim - the former national program coordinator for the ALWS - has helped support American Legion baseball in Shelby and nationwide, has been battling cancer. T-shirts were sold during the 2013 American Legion World Series in her support.

Now, a friend Quinlan made through the Legion games, is continuing to support her during the journey by transforming the pink T-shirt in a special way.

Quinlan became friends with Marsha White of Port Saint Lucie, Fla., through the ALWS.

“Marsha and her husband, Ed, travel to the series every year,” Quinlan said. “We only see each other once a year, and when we saw each other last summer I was battling breast cancer.”

However, the Quinlans didn’t stop working with the Series and even moved to Shelby in June.

When White and Quinlan met again during the games this Thursday, White made a quilt for Quinlan, using the T-shirt that was sold in her support last year. The quilt is to support Quinlan's cancer treatments.

“As warm as it is, I got chills,” she said. “This whole last year has been emotional and so many people have been so loving and I’m overwhelmed by their support.”

Along with the shirt, one side is made of brightly decorated scrap fabric. The other side of the quilt has red and pink flowers.